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MCD organises Ujjwala Yojana Distribution Programme in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- A special distribution programme under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was organised by the Delhi Municipal Corporation (MCD) on Friday at the Civic Centre, the MCD headquarter... Read More


22 establishments sealed after inspections following Birch nightclub fire: Goa CM

India, Jan. 16 -- Altogether, 86 establishments in Goa have been inspected and 22 have been sealed for operating without a fire licence and the Pollution Control Board's consent, chief minister Pramod... Read More


Indonesia makes poverty alleviation top priority in 2026 focus plan

Jakarta, Jan. 16 -- The Indonesian government has set poverty alleviation as its main focus in national development policies this year, in accordance with the 2026 Government Work Plan (RKP). "The is... Read More


AGC explains why rape charge was reduced to assault in high-profile case

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 16 -- The Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) said evidential issues, including testimonial inconsistencies and a non-supportive medical report, were the reasons for downgrading the r... Read More


Invisible employer

India, Jan. 16 -- How strange-and alarming-to think that an invisible employer is vanishing beneath our feet. Groundwater, long treat-ed as a private convenience, has quietly underpinned millions of d... Read More


In contempt of its own order

India, Jan. 16 -- The SUpreme Court passed orders on the definition of the Aravallis on November 20, 2025, stating that landforms above 100 m in the range will be considered as Aravalli hills. This wa... Read More


Silkworms spin new income stream for Kanpur farmers

KANPUR, Jan. 16 -- In a quiet transformation across rural Kanpur, hundreds of farmers are adding an unlikely crop to their fields: silkworms. Villages in Ghatampur, Patara and Bhitargaon, where sericu... Read More


Mumbai's power shift: Mahayuti topples Thackerays, BJP emerges kingmaker in BMC polls

Mumbai/IBNS, Jan. 16 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance has scripted a historic victory in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, bringing an end to the Thacker... Read More


TSMC advances Arizona Fab 2 mass production to second half of 2027

New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) moved forward the mass production schedule for its second wafer fab in Arizona to the second half of 2027. According to a report by ... Read More


Soul survivors: Sanjoy Narayan on the magic of a retro music movement

India, Jan. 16 -- There is something delectably anachronistic about watching a young band in 2026 commit themselves to the sound of 1968. Yet that's precisely what Thee Sacred Souls have been doing si... Read More